The Mexican trucking industry maintains a duality that has become structural: a highly fragmented business base , but with the vehicle fleet concentrated among a few players .
Based on records from the Federal Directorate of Motor Transport (DGAF) , the sector maintains a virtually unchanged structural composition. Of the companies comprising the country’s freight transport sector, 80% are micro , with fleets of one to five units , while large companies, with more than 100 vehicles, represent only 0.68% of the total .
However, fleet size continues to make a difference. Large companies account for 31% of the national vehicle fleet , small companies (six to 30 units) account for 29%, medium-sized companies (31 to 100) contribute 17%, and micro-enterprises, despite their numerical importance, only account for 22%.
A review of the DGAF figures shows that this structure remained virtually unchanged between January 2024 and July 2025. The total number of units increased from 1.33 million to 1.48 million , but the distribution by company size barely changed by a few tenths of a percentage point.
The figures also reveal that fleet renewal is concentrated in larger fleets , while the sector’s core—made up of thousands of micro and small businesses—operates with older vehicles and limited operating margins.
The average age of the fleet remains at 18.9 years (at the end of July 2025) , with slight monthly variations, confirming a slow pace of modernization .
Overall, the DGAF data show that the Mexican trucking sector remains a sector with many companies, but few with investment capacity .
Fleet size makes the difference between those who can renew, grow, and remain competitive in an increasingly demanding market.
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